Theatre
The Saint Joseph’s Theatre program is varied and diverse, providing several opportunities for students to practice theatrical work on and off the stage and gain experience as leaders, problem solvers, and collaborators.
At the Middle School level, 6th graders will be introduced to Theatre work through vocabulary, history and performance experience through scriptwriting, puppetry, and monologue work. 7th & 8th grade students will have the opportunity to dive further into learning about various areas of Theatre through performance and design work, along with assisting with preparations for the semester’s mainstage production, gaining a better understanding through applied theatre work.
At the High School level, students can choose one of several Theatre courses to fulfill their Fine Arts electives: Speech & Improvisation, Prop Construction, Theatre Arts I, Stage Crew (after school practicum). Students who are interested in becoming more involved in the program can audition for any of our productions or can apply and interview for a role in Production Design (student designers/leaders for productions) or Directing (direct the competition one act plays) courses.
Mainstage productions throughout the school year typically include: Summer event (open to parents and siblings), HS Fall Play, and HS Spring Musical. Additional productions throughout the year include: HS fall student-directed one act play (performs at the South Carolina Theatre Association Convention), HS winter student-directed one act play (performs at the Palmetto Dramatic Association & SC Thespian Festival), MS Encore Musical Theatre performance, and Improvisation Knight.
Students interested in pursuing Theatre at the collegiate level have the opportunity to attend three college audition events throughout the academic year (SCTA, SETC, and ITF).